Dodo and the Governess ride all the way back to the capital in a carriage. The Governess doesn't think she'll be able to make it back safely, but she does plan on bringing Dodo with her. She's worried that the officers will catch the two of them, so she uses the excuse of his injury to hide his identity. The officers are suspicious of Dodo, so he tries to hide it by showing his gratitude to his servant. After they enter the capital, they'll go to the emperor's palace and explain what happened to the concubine. If they don't come out, he'll enter the palace to find out what's going on. He'll tell the emperor what happened and then come back to explain to him what happened. He tells the foster father that he's glad to see his daughter is safe and sound. The foster father tells him that his daughter was reprimanded by the emperor for a trivial matter and died. The father is mourning his daughter's death, and he worries about his position in the afterlife. He asks why the emperor was so kind to him, and the father says it's because he was worried about what his daughter would think of him. He also tells the father that Hero jin saved him when he ran into a huge beast on his way back.